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plural tobies
A drinking mug, in the shape of a human head with a hat atop; a Toby jug. examples
(British, New Zealand) The valve that mediates the connection between a mains water-supply and a premises's own plumbing. examples
(UK, dated, slang) The road or highway. quotations
It is no wonder that itinerant agricultural workers travel on the toby and sleep in casual wards between jobs.
1931, Eric Blair (the real name of George Orwell), "Hop-picking" in The New Statesman of 17th October 1931.
(US, dated, regional) A kind of inferior cigar of a long slender shape, tapered at one end. examples
The Moorish idol, Zanclus cornutus examples
Any of several species of pufferfish in the genus Canthigaster examples